zalinski



(N0 Model.)

B. L. ZALINSKI. MANUFACTURE OF IMITATION BULLION GAP ORNAMENTS. No. 267,816. Patented Nov'. 21, 1882.

WITNESSES V I INVENTOR W at 13 W ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND L. ZALINSKI, OF THE UNITED STATES A RMY.

MANUFACTURE OF IMITATION-BULL ION CAP-ORNAMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,816, dated November 21, 1882.

Application filed August 15, 1881. (No model.)

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND L. ZALINSKI, a citizei'lof the United States of America, United States Army, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Making Imitation'Bul lion Ornaments and Insignia; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to imitation bullion ornaments for caps, shoulder-straps, badges, and the like, and the nature thereof will be fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure l is a face view of a cross-cannon constructed according to my invention on a fabric base. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section; Fig. 3, a back view of ornament and fastenings; and Fig. 4, a partial section 'on line as m.

Hcretofore the finer class of ornaments for officers wear, society, and other insignia-as crossed cannon, bugles, &c., for caps, shoulder-straps, etc-have been made of what is knownasbullion,orgoldlace,havingafilm of gold on a textile foundation. This is frail, and soon becomes shabby from brushing. Ornaments of this character have also been cast in metal, and a cheaper class are struck up from thin sheet metal; but these all have a cheap and unsatisfactory appearance.

To carryout my intention, I take a bullion ornament as a pattern-as, for example, a crosscannon-and from this secure acasting in brass or other suitable metal This casting, while having a general resemblance to the original, is'lacking in the perfection of details. It is therefore chased and engraved by a skillful engraver, so as to perfect the resemblance to the original. This brass casting is made for the reason that bullion is not hard enough to form a perfect mold, and the plastic material ordinarily used in making molds for electrodeposition will pass in between the threads of the bullion, thereby producing imperfections in the mold when the pattern is withdrawn. From thisamold is made by embedding in wax, plaster, or other plastic material. In this mold I make an electro-deposit of gold, as at 1, or other metal, in the usual manner of electronament will retain its primitive brightness longer, not being so readily tarnished or deadened in its coloring. The nickel may be again backed by copper or other baser metal, to further strengthen the ornament.

In the drawings, I have shown, in Fig. 1, a face view, and in Fig. 2, a transverse section, of cross-cannon ornament made according to my invention. At theintersection of the cannon a depressed space is left to receive a letter or figure, and I fit therein a small disk of metal which may be covered with cloth, like a buttonmold. A metallic letter or figure, 0, (letter or device,) is applied above this fabric,'having pins at its back, which extend through the cloth, disk, and plate. The parts are secured to each other by bending the pins or attaching a screwwasher. The cross-cannon or ornament may be attached to the cap or other garment by screw-washers or other device, and corresponding pins, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

I claim- 1. The method herein described for producing cap-ornamentsin imitation of bullion,&c., which consists inmaking a solid metallic copy from a bullion ornament, as described, perfect ing the same by chasing, again making a mold and electro-depositing a facsimile thereof 'in said mold.

2. The method of producing ornaments heretofore described, which consists in making a mold indirectly from a bullion pattern, substantially electro-depositing a film of gold or silver therein, backing the same with an electro-deposit of nickel, and this again with a baser metal.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND L. ZALINSKI. Witnesses:

W. A. BARTLETT, LoUIs W. MAxsoN. 

